Portable urine specimen collecting device



April 13, 1965 R. M. BAUMAN PORTABLE URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTING DEVICEFiled Aug. 6, 1964 INVENTOR. RALPH M. BAUMAN United States Patent3,177,500 PORTABLE URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTING DEVICE Ralph M. Bauman,7845 Lake Adlon Drive, San Diego, Calif. Filed Aug. 6, 1964, Ser. No.388,020 6 Claims. (Cl. 4-110) The present invention relates to animproved portable urine specimen collecting device, and moreparticularly to an improved portable urine specimen collecting devicewhich is contoured and equipped with an overflow drain, and morespecifically to an improved portable urine specimen collecting device inwhich a collecting container is an integral part of the device.

According to the present invention, a funnel member having a top openingcontoured for a snug fit over a females pelvic area i provided with aforward bottom section which forms a container integral with the funnelmember, and an opening which provides an overflow outlet when thespecimen container is full. Upon completion of urination, the usersimply tilt-s the entire funnel member slightly forward to obviate anydripping from the overflow opening and pours the urine collected in thecontainer portion into a convenient receptacle such as a standard urinespecimen bottle. Another embodiment includes a stopper for a frictionalengagement with the top of the container portion of the funnel member.In the latter embodiment, the entire structure can be utilized as theurine container as well as the urine collect-ing device.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a portable urinespecimen collecting device for females in which a top opening iscontoured for a snug fit over the users pelvic area.

Another object is to provide a portable urine specimen collecting devicefor females which has a drain for cooperation with a standard urinespecimen container.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a portable urinespecimen collecting device for females in which the said drain functionsalso as an overflow drain.

Still another object is to provide a portable urine specimen collectingdevice for females which can be utilized as the urine specimencontainer.

Yet another object is to provide a portable urine specimen collectingdevice for females which is compact, simple to manufacture andconvenient to use.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this inventionwill be readily appreciated as the same be comes better understood byreference to the following detailed description when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which like referencenumerals designate like parts throughout the figures thereof andwherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the presentinvention.

Referring to FIG. 1, funnel member 11 is shown generally having topopening 12, with raised front edge 13, lowered back edge '14 and bottomoverflow and drain opening 16. Container portion 17 is forward andintegral with front edge 18 and lower than opening 16.

Referring to FIG. 2, funnel member 11 again has opening 12 with raisedfront edge 13, lowered back edge 14 and overflow and drain opening 16.Container portion 3,177,500 Patented Apr. '1 3, 1965 17 is again shownintegral with the front portion 18 of funnel member 11 and is loweredand forward of drain 16.

Referring to FIG. 3, funnel member 11 has contoured top opening 12 withraised front edge 13, lowered rear edge '14 and oveifiow and drainopening 16.

Referring to FIG. 4, funnel member 11 has contoured top opening 12 withraised front edge 13, lowered back edge 14 and drain and overflowopening 16. Container portion 17 is integral with front portion 18 andhas stopper 19 frictionally engaged in container opening 12.

Referring back to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 it can be seen that in use thecontainer portion 17 will fill until the level of overflow drain 16 isreached. At this time any excess will pass through drain 16 into a wastereceptacle. It is pointed out that aperture 16 may have a hoseattachment where convenient or necessary. After use, the entire unit 11may be tipped slightly forward trapping the urine in container portion17 and then poured off through drain 16 into a convenient receptaclesuch as a standard urine specimen bottle.

Referring to FIG. 4, the apparatus is operated in the same manner. Inuse container portion 17 fills up, any excess flowing out through excessdrain aperture 16. At this time the unit may be tipped slightly to therear, making sure all excess is removed, and a stopper 19 frictionallyengaged with opening 21 of container portion 17. The entire unit canthen be conveniently taken to a laboratory for analysis without thenecessity of additional specimen containers.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing disclosurerelates to only a preferred embodiment of the invention and that it isintended to cover all changes and modifications of the examples of theinvention herein chosen for the purposes of the disclosure, which do notconstitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. An improved portable urine specimen collecting device for femalescomprising:

a funnel member having a top opening contoured for a snug fit over ausers pelvic area;

a first bottom opening in said funnel member;

a container portion integral with said funnel member and extendingbeneath said first bottom opening;

a second bottom opening in said funnel member, said second bottomopening being positioned for disposition of any overflow from saidcontainer.

2. The improved portable urine specimen collecting device of claim 1wherein said first bottom opening is higher than said second bottomopening when said container is held upright.

3. The improved portable urine specimen collecting device of claim 2 andfurther including a stopper frictionally engaged with said first openingfor sealing said container portion.

4. The improved portable urine specimen collecting device of claim 1 andfurther including a stopper frictionally engaged with said first openingfor sealing said container portion.

5. An improved portable urine specimen collecting device for femalescomprising:

a funnel member having a top opening contoured for a snug fit over ausers pelvic area and having front and back portions;

a container portion integral with said front portion and extending anddisposed as the lowest portion of said funnel member;

an opening in said back portion, said opening being positioned for anyoverflow from said container.

i 4 d 6f-The improved portable --urine specimen collecting device of-c1aim-5 wherein said opening is '-highe1"-than said container portionwhen said container is held up right.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 190,244 5/77Olins'tead :4'- -1 10 2 ,877,769 3/597 Hill 128--295 -3;ooo;ors "9/61"Ha'ft *4 '110 FOREIGN PATENTS 5 917 *1/00 Great Britain.

LEWIS J. LENNY, Primary Examiner.

1. AN IMPROVED PORTABLE URINE SPECIMEN COLLECTING DEVICE FOR FEMALESCOMPRISING: A FUNNEL MEMBER HAVING A TOP OPENING CONTOURED FOR A SNUGFIT OVER A USER''S PELVIC AREA; A FIRST BOTTOM OPENING IN SAID FUNNELNUMBER; A CONTAINER PORTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID FUNNEL MEMBER ANDEXTENDING BENEATH SAID FIRST BOTTOM OPENING; A SECOND BOTTOM OPENING INSAID FUNNEL MEMBER, SAID SECOND BOTTOM OPENING BEING POSITIONED FORDISPOSITION OF ANY OVERFLOW FROM SAID CONTAINER.